New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 105

Page 2679

✨ Vital Statistics Report

Aug. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2679

Dealing with the four metropolitan areas only, it is found that the inclusion of the suburban portions lowers the death-rate in Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·48
Auckland Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·15
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·91
Wellington Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·93
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·95
Christchurch Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·93
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·36
Dunedin Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·24

Including the suburban portions, the rate at Dunedin is the highest, Auckland next highest, Wellington and Christchurch with equal rates following.

Compared with July, 1917 and 1918, the results are—

Auckland Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 1917. 1918. 1919.
Wellington Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·91 1·01 1·15
Christchurch Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·03 0·95 0·93
Dunedin Metropolitan Area .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·19 1·13 0·93

The total births registered for the four metropolitan areas amounted to 703, as against 613 in June—an increase of 90. The deaths in June were 414—an increase of 56 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths, males contributed 219, females 195. Fifty-six of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 13·53 per cent. of the whole number. Forty-four of these were under one year of age.

The following table shows the deaths in various age-groups occurring in the four metropolitan and total of nine suburban areas during the month of June, 1919:—

Age-group.	METROPOLITAN AREA.							NINE SUBURBAN AREAS.		Total.
	Auckland.		Wellington.		Christchurch.		Dunedin.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.
Under 5 years ..	10	12	8	7	7	5	6	1	11	7	42
5 and under 10 years..	1	1	..	1	1	..	..	1	1	1	3
10 ,, 15 ,, ..	..	1	..	..	1	1	..	2	1	..	2
15 ,, 20 ,, ..	..	3	..	2	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
20 ,, 25 ,, ..	2	1	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	3
25 ,, 30 ,, ..	3	4	..	1	..	1	..	1	..	1	3
30 ,, 35 ,, ..	3	2	2	1	..	2	3	2	2	4	10
35 ,, 40 ,, ..	5	2	1	1	..	..	2	2	4	2	12
40 ,, 45 ,, ..	5	1	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	13
45 ,, 50 ,, ..	4	3	4	1	2	2	5	2	4	1	19
50 ,, 55 ,, ..	5	3	3	1	3	5	2	3	3	6	16
55 ,, 60 ,, ..	2	6	3	3	2	1	..	3	4	2	11
60 ,, 65 ,, ..	4	3	5	3	3	2	3	4	5	6	20
65 years and over ..	41	27	18	17	21	23	22	19	28	14	130
Unknown or not stated	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals.. ..	85	69	48	41	42	44	44	41	66	47	285

The deaths of 230 persons of 65 years and upwards were registered for the four metropolitan and nine suburban areas during the month of July, 1919, as against 198 in the previous month. The following table shows the classification:—

Age.	METROPOLITAN AREA.							NINE SUBURBAN AREAS.		Total.
	Auckland.		Wellington.		Christchurch.		Dunedin.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.
65	1	..	3	3	1	..	1	..	1	1	7
66	1	1	1	..	1	..	2	1	2	..	7
67	1	2	..	1	2	1	..	..	1	1	4
68	2	2	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	3	3
69	3	..	1	..	..	1	1	..	3	..	8
70	1	1	..	2	..	1	..	1	2	..	3
71	2	1	..	2	..	..	2	1	..	..	4
72	3	..	..	1	2	4	..	..	3	1	8
73	2	1	..	..	..	1	2	2	..	2	4
74	3	1	..	1	2	3	2	2	1	..	8
75	..	2	3	1	1	..	..	1	1	..	5
76	2	1	1	..	..	1	..	1	2	..	5
77	2	..	1	1	2	..	3	..	..	..	8
78	2	4	..	1	1	..	2	1	2	..	7
79	2	2	1	..	..	3	..	2	..	..	3
80	..	..	..	1	1	2	1	2	1	..	3
81	3	..	2	..	..	2	1	2	..	2	6
82	2	1	..	..	2	..	1	..	3	1	8
83	1	2	1	..	1	..	1	1	1	1	5
84	..	1	..	..	2	2	..	1	..	..	2
85	3	2	2	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	5
86	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	4
87	2	1	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	3
88	2	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	4
89	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	2
90	..	1	..	2	..	1	1	..	..	1	1
91	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
93	..	1	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	1	2
94	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
97	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
98	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Totals ..	41	27	18	17	21	23	22	19	28	14	130